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authorbrucec <brucec@FreeBSD.org>2010-02-08 21:38:42 +0000
committerbrucec <brucec@FreeBSD.org>2010-02-08 21:38:42 +0000
commit36b8524222887d0327b10d231d5836230dfa811f (patch)
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parentc7e97907cff338db0bdd8bdb1cd82e60c6e52506 (diff)
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Update documentation for the iwn and iwnfw drivers: they support the 1000, 5150, 6000 and 6050 devices too, with firmware modules for the 4965, 1000, 5000, 5150 and 6000.
Add documentation for mwl and all the wireless firmware drivers. Approved by: rrs (mentor)
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/iwn.416
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/iwnfw.413
-rw-r--r--sys/amd64/conf/NOTES50
-rw-r--r--sys/i386/conf/NOTES47
4 files changed, 114 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwn.4 b/share/man/man4/iwn.4
index 1edb425..b73331a 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/iwn.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/iwn.4
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd October 25, 2009
+.Dd February 8, 2010
.Os
.Dt IWN 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm iwn
-.Nd "Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/5000 IEEE 802.11n driver"
+.Nd Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/1000/5000/5150/5300/6000/6050
+IEEE 802.11n driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel,
include the following lines in your
@@ -46,8 +47,10 @@ You also need to select a firmware for your device.
Choose one from:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device iwn4965fw"
+.Cd "device iwn1000fw"
.Cd "device iwn5000fw"
-.Cd "device iwn5100fw"
+.Cd "device iwn5150fw"
+.Cd "device iwn6000fw"
.Ed
.Pp
Or you can use
@@ -63,15 +66,18 @@ module at boot time, place the following lines in
.Bd -literal -offset indent
if_iwn_load="YES"
iwn4965fw_load="YES"
+iwn1000fw_load="YES"
iwn5000fw_load="YES"
-iwn5100fw_load="YES"
+iwn5150fw_load="YES"
+iwn6000fw_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for
.Tn Intel
-Wireless WiFi Link 4965 and 5000 series of PCI-Express network adapters.
+Wireless WiFi Link 4965, 1000, 5000 and 6000 series of
+PCI-Express network adapters.
.Nm
supports
.Cm station ,
diff --git a/share/man/man4/iwnfw.4 b/share/man/man4/iwnfw.4
index 700d20a..b0450c6 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/iwnfw.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/iwnfw.4
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd October 25, 2009
+.Dd February 7, 2010
.Dt IWNFW 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ If you want to pick only the firmware image for your network adapter choose one
of the following:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device iwn4965fw"
+.Cd "device iwn1000fw"
.Cd "device iwn5000fw"
-.Cd "device iwn5100fw"
+.Cd "device iwn5150fw"
+.Cd "device iwn6000fw"
.Ed
.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a
@@ -50,12 +52,15 @@ module at boot time, place the following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
iwn4965fw_load="YES"
+iwn1000fw_load="YES"
iwn5000fw_load="YES"
-iwn5100fw_load="YES"
+iwn5150fw_load="YES"
+iwn6000fw_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This module provides access to firmware sets for the
-Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965 and 5000 series of IEEE 802.11n adapters.
+Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965, 1000, 5000 and 6000 series of
+IEEE 802.11n adapters.
It may be
statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module.
.Sh SEE ALSO
diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
index c1e7327..8b56e54 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
@@ -274,23 +274,69 @@ options DRM_DEBUG # Include debug printfs (slow)
# HP PC Lan+, various PC Card devices
# (requires miibus)
# ipw: Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11 adapter
+# Requires the ipw firmware module
# iwi: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11 adapters
-# iwn: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN 802.11 network adapters
+# Requires the iwi firmware module
+# iwn: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/1000/5000/6000 802.11 network adapters
+# Requires the iwn firmware module
+# mwl: Marvell 88W8363 IEEE 802.11 adapter
+# Requires the mwl firmware module
# nfe: nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking (BSD open source)
# nve: nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
# wpi: Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN controller
+# Requires the wpi firmware module
device ed
options ED_3C503
options ED_HPP
options ED_SIC
+device ipw
device iwi
device iwn
-device ipw
+device mwl
device nfe
device nve
device wpi
+# IEEE 802.11 adapter firmware modules
+
+# Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 firmware:
+# ipwfw: BSS/IBSS/monitor mode firmware
+# ipwbssfw: BSS mode firmware
+# ipwibssfw: IBSS mode firmware
+# ipwmonitorfw: Monitor mode firmware
+# Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG firmware:
+# iwifw: BSS/IBSS/monitor mode firmware
+# iwibssfw: BSS mode firmware
+# iwiibssfw: IBSS mode firmware
+# iwimonitorfw: Monitor mode firmware
+# Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/1000/5000/6000 series firmware:
+# iwnfw: Single module to support the 4965/1000/5000/5150/6000
+# iwn4965fw: Specific module for the 4965 only
+# iwn1000fw: Specific module for the 1000 only
+# iwn5000fw: Specific module for the 5000 only
+# iwn5150fw: Specific module for the 5150 only
+# iwn6000fw: Specific module for the 6000 only
+# mwlfw: Marvell 88W8363 firmware
+# wpifw: Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN Controller firmware
+
+device iwifw
+device iwibssfw
+device iwiibssfw
+device iwimonitorfw
+device ipwfw
+device ipwbssfw
+device ipwibssfw
+device ipwmonitorfw
+device iwnfw
+device iwn4965fw
+device iwn1000fw
+device iwn5000fw
+device iwn5150fw
+device iwn6000fw
+device mwlfw
+device wpifw
+
#
#XXX this stores pointers in a 32bit field that is defined by the hardware
#device pst
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index 79fe305..af3da83 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -552,12 +552,17 @@ hint.mse.0.irq="5"
# Intel EtherExpress
# ipw: Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11 adapter
# iwi: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11 adapters
+# Requires the iwi firmware module
# iwn: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN 802.11 network adapters
+# Requires the iwn firmware module
+# mwl: Marvell 88W8363 IEEE 802.11 adapter
+# Requires the mwl firmware module
# nfe: nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking (BSD open source)
# nve: nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
# sbni: Granch SBNI12-xx ISA and PCI adapters
# wl: Lucent Wavelan (ISA card only).
# wpi: Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN controller
+# Requires the wpi firmware module
# Order for ISA/EISA devices is important here
@@ -585,14 +590,15 @@ hint.ie.2.at="isa"
hint.ie.2.port="0x300"
hint.ie.2.irq="5"
hint.ie.2.maddr="0xd0000"
+device ipw
device iwi
device iwn
-device ipw
# Hint for the i386-only ISA front-end of le(4).
hint.le.0.at="isa"
hint.le.0.port="0x280"
hint.le.0.irq="10"
hint.le.0.drq="0"
+device mwl
device nfe # nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
device nve # nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
device sbni
@@ -607,6 +613,45 @@ options WLCACHE # enables the signal-strength cache
options WLDEBUG # enables verbose debugging output
device wpi
+# IEEE 802.11 adapter firmware modules
+
+# Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 firmware:
+# ipwfw: BSS/IBSS/monitor mode firmware
+# ipwbssfw: BSS mode firmware
+# ipwibssfw: IBSS mode firmware
+# ipwmonitorfw: Monitor mode firmware
+# Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG firmware:
+# iwifw: BSS/IBSS/monitor mode firmware
+# iwibssfw: BSS mode firmware
+# iwiibssfw: IBSS mode firmware
+# iwimonitorfw: Monitor mode firmware
+# Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965/1000/5000/6000 series firmware:
+# iwnfw: Single module to support the 4965/1000/5000/5150/6000
+# iwn4965fw: Specific module for the 4965 only
+# iwn1000fw: Specific module for the 1000 only
+# iwn5000fw: Specific module for the 5000 only
+# iwn5150fw: Specific module for the 5150 only
+# iwn6000fw: Specific module for the 6000 only
+# mwlfw: Marvell 88W8363 firmware
+# wpifw: Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN Controller firmware
+
+device iwifw
+device iwibssfw
+device iwiibssfw
+device iwimonitorfw
+device ipwfw
+device ipwbssfw
+device ipwibssfw
+device ipwmonitorfw
+device iwnfw
+device iwn4965fw
+device iwn1000fw
+device iwn5000fw
+device iwn5150fw
+device iwn6000fw
+device mwlfw
+device wpifw
+
#
# ATA raid adapters
#
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